An ancient city was left in ruins—but this remarkable statue survived

When two British explorers excavated the remnants of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in 1861, many tombs had already been ...
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Nearchus: The Ancient Greek Navigator Who Sailed Alexander’s Empire into History

Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.
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A forgotten explorer, the first Greek who reached Britain 1,500 years before modern travel

History tends to cluster its explorers in the same few centuries, often skipping earlier figures whose journeys left fewer traces behind. Long before Marco Polo travelled east or Columbus crossed the ...
Ancient Origins

Secrets of Hyperborea: An Ancient Arctic Civilization Discovered?

According to ancient Greek texts, this was a land of eternal spring, inhabited by a race of giants who lived for a thousand years without disease or war. They called it Hyperborea, a realm existing ...
Greek Reporter

The Story of the Ancient Greek Metropolis of Syracuse

The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.
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Teen discovers first ancient Greek artifact found in Berlin

A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues about little-known links between ancient Greece and northern Europe.While ...